Urban street art is everywhere these days, and the subject of plenty of articles and Instagram feeds from around the world. But nowhere has this art form done more to transform a neighbourhood than in the streets of Comuna 13, in Medellin Colombia, an area once so...

There is a saying attributed to the writer George Santayana who wrote in 1905: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Nowhere does this apply more than in Colombia, and particularly Medellin, once ranked as the world’s most...

When I was doing research leading up to our trip to Medellin, I had a helluva time finding any results when I searched for “best ‘rooftop bars in Medellin’ or “best views of Medellin” or even ‘best photo locations In...

If you read the title and put the two words “Stupid” and “Colombia” together, it would be understandable if your imagination runs a little wild thinking of the worst possible scenarios that Henk might have gotten himself into.Things like: had...